Lolita
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Tavi Gevinson
For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness. - Tavi Gevinson
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Ev Williams
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Bryan Callen
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J.K. Rowling
There are two books whose final lines make me cry without fail, irrespective of how many times I read them, and one is [this book]. - J.K. Rowling
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Lolita

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov
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Vladimir Nabokov
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In the seductive tapestry of Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita," the threads of obsession, desire, and forbidden love are intricately woven together, creating a controversial masterpiece that continues to captivate and provoke. Humbert Humbert, a European intellectual with a dark predilection, finds himself irrevocably drawn to Dolores Haze—known affectionately as Lolita—a precocious twelve-year-old with a penchant for bubble gum and mischief. What unfolds is not just a narrative of Humbert's consuming infatuation, but a complex exploration of manipulation, innocence lost, and the destructive power of an all-consuming love. Nabokov's work is a dazzling feat of literary genius, employing lush prose, playful puns, and a narrative that seduces the reader into the depths of Humbert's unreliable confession. As Humbert spirals deeper into his obsession, dragging Lolita across the American landscape in a doomed flight from the inevitable, the novel challenges the reader's sympathies and ethics, leaving an indelible mark on the psyche. "Lolita" is not merely a story about love's dark potential, but a brilliant critique of mid-century American culture, a tragicomedy that hides its depths beneath layers of beautifully crafted language, inviting endless contemplation and debate.

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Released
1955
1 Sep
Length
368
Pages

5

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For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness. - Tavi Gevinson
Bryan Callen recommended this book on YouTube.
Loved it. - PewDiePie
There are two books whose final lines make me cry without fail, irrespective of how many times I read them, and one is [this book]. - J.K. Rowling
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.
— Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

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